European Patent Office

T 0773/21 vom 22.10.2024

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T077321.20241022
Datum der Entscheidung
22. Oktober 2024
Aktenzeichen
T 0773/21
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
11177061.6
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Power semiconductor module attachment structure
Name des Antragstellers
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Name des Einsprechenden
Valeo Systèmes de Contrôle Moteur
Kammer
3.4.03
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Statement of grounds of appeal - insufficient substantiation of request (main request)
Amendments - allowable (no) (first and third auxiliary request)Amendments - allowable (yes) (third auxiliary requestAmendments - variant A)
Novelty - (no) disclosure in figure (second auxiliary request)
Claims clarity (no) (third auxiliary requestClaims - variant A)Claims - clarity after amendment (yes) (third auxiliary requestClaims - variant B)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (no) (third auxiliary requestSufficiency of disclosure - variant B)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment detrimental to procedural economy (yes) (third auxiliary requestAmendment to appeal case - variant B')Amendment to appeal case - amendment overcomes issues raised (yes) (third auxiliary requestAmendment to appeal case - variant B'')
Inventive step - (yes)Inventive step - non-obvious combination of features (third auxiliary requestInventive step - variant B'')
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
T 1812/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claims: 1 to 7 according to the third auxiliary request - variant B'' filed at the oral proceedings before the board on 22 October 2024

Description: pages 2 to 7 filed at the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 9 March 2021

Drawings: 1/5 to 5/5 of the patent specification